The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-21
An Act to Provide for the Collection of vi.
tai Statistics.

BE it enacted by the Legislature OF the stats
of Minnesota. .. .-.,-...-...
SECTION l. The clerk of each town, and thu
health officer of each village. borough or city
in this state shall obtain and register the
following facts concerning the births and
deaths occurring therein, separately
numbering and recording tb - same in the
order in which he obtains them, designated
in separat columns. viz: In the registry Of
births, The date of birth, the name Of The
child (ifit have any, the sex and color of Tho
child. the names and places Of birth OF thu
parents, and the date OF the record; In tbs
registry of deaths, the date OF death 1.-THE
name of the deceased, ] the sex and color. the
condition. whether single, widowed OF
|lnarried. 1.-The age, place of birth, the names
and places OF birth OF the parents, the dis
ease or cause OF death, and the date Of the
record. The county auditor Of each county
shall furnish each clerk or health Officer
within his county, at the expense OF the
county, book in which to register the facts
concerning the births and deaths as above
provided. Provided, however, that In cities
of over 100000 inhabitants where the duties
hereby imposed upon the health of1cer have
heretofore been imposed upon the city clerk
the latter shall continue to perform the
same aud receive the compensation there.
for. ..,
SEC q Parents shaHgi notice to such
clerk or health officer OF the births and
deaths of their children; every householder
shall give like notice of every birth and
death happening in his house; the oldest
person next Of kin shall give such notice OF
the death Of his kindred; the keeper or other
proper officer of every workhouse, pour
house, reform school, Jail, prison. hospital,
asylum, or other public or charitable insti.
tuition shall give like notice Of any birth or
death happening among the persons under
his charge. Whoever neglects or refuses to
give such notice for the period often uO
DAYS after the occurrence OF birth or death
shall forfeit q sum not exceeding twenty C2O)
dollars, to be collected as other fines are COL
lected by law.
Sec. 3. Any physician having attended q
person during his last illness shall, within
ten QO days after the decease of such persen,
furnish for registration to such clerk or
health officer a certificate OF the duration of
the last illness, the name of the deceased,
his age, the disease of which theperson died,
and the date Of his decease. And, any ply
stefan or midwife having attended case of
confinement shall within ten QU) days
thereafter furnish for registration to said
clerk Or health officer. certificate of the
date Of birth, sex and color Of the child, with
the pames, dates and places of birth Of the
parents. II auy physician or midwife neg.
Iects to make such certificate, he shall forfeit
the sum of twenty live C35) dollars, to be
collected as other fines are collected by law.
SEC. 4. Such clerk or health officer shall,
on or before the fifth go day Of each mopth,
transmit TO the secretary OF the state board
of health aud vital statistics, upon blanks to
be furnished by said board, a certified copy
OF the registry of births and deaths which
have occurred within such town, village,
borough or city during the calendar month
Immediately preceding. For obtaining,
registering and returning tho facts herein
required, such CLERK or health officer shall be
entitled TO receive from the county treasury
Of his county twenty five t25) cents for each
birth or dealh SO obtained, registered and
reported. And for neglect TO perform such
duties as herein required, he shall forfeit
sum not exceeding nifty (5y dollars for each
offense, to be collected as other fines are coll
lected.
SECS. It shall be the duty of the state
board OF health and vital statistics 10 pre-
pare and furnish to such clerks and health
officers suitable blanks and instructions for
the making OF the returns herein provided
for. And the secretary Of said state board OF
health and vital statistics shall annually on
or before the fifteenth Q0 day Of January Of
each year transmit to the clerk Of the dis.
trict court Of each county all Of the said re-
turns received by said secretary from such
clerks or health officers, In such county dur
ing the year ending on the last day OF the
preceding December, together with his GER
tificate showing the aggregate number Of
births and deaths 30 reported in such year
by each such clerk and health officer.
SECS The said clerk o! the district court